PROTECTING ITS TURF
Gerard Romano of Port Jefferson Station encountered this guinea hen on a recent outing to Satterly Landing along Shore Road in Mount Sinai. He writes “It was unreal. This bird was approaching my car in a threatening manner. A gentleman in another car laughingly advised me that more were on the other side of the car and had me surrounded. The way this bird walked reminded me of their ancestral raptors.”
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‘ROSE BY BEACH’
Jay Gao of Stony Brook snapped this interesting photo of a lone beach rose at West Meadow Beach on June 3 with a Nikon D750 camera. A speedboat and the bluffs of Old Field are in the background.
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STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES
Gerard Romano of Port Jefferson Station snapped this photo of roses in the Village of Port Jefferson last week. He writes, ‘These red beauties were planted at the main entrance to Danfords Hotel. I positioned my camera near the roses so that the gray and white railings provide a soft contrasting background.’
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STROLLING ON THE SHORE: Tom Caruso of Smithtown snapped this adorable piping plover at Short Beach in Nissequogue. The tiny shorebirds build nests on the beaches of Long Island and much of the Atlantic coast this time of year
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SWEET GETUP
Ellen Segal of Port Jefferson spotted this candy dress in the storefront window of Carl’s Candies on a recent visit to Northport’s Main Street and just had to stop and snap a photo. The outfit, with a top made of gummy bears, a belt of gumballs and lollipops, a skirt made of candy button sheets and twizzler shoes, is as sweet as sugar.
IF LOOKS COULD KILL
Tom Caruso captured this fantastic shot of an osprey as it peered down on him from its nest in the Town of Smithtown in May.
SUSHI FOR LUNCH
Bruce Adams of Northport captured this incredible shot of a bald eagle carrying lunch back to his family in the Town of Huntington on May 10. He writes, ‘Papa Eagle delivers a juicy eel for his two Eaglets and Mama Eagle.’
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‘EN GARDE!’
Jay Gao of Stony Brook noticed two male fiddler crabs locked in a duel during a visit to West Meadow Beach on May 6 and captured this photo using a Nikon D750. When they’re not using their large claw for fighting, the males use it to wave to females and to stay cool during the summer months. Right, the winner!
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‘AND THEN MY HEART WITH PLEASURE FILLS, AND DANCES WITH THE DAFFODILS’ – William Wordsworth
Gerard Romano of Port Jefferson Station spotted these daffodils during a drive through the Village of Port Jefferson on April 30 and stopped to snap a photo. He writes, ‘I was delighted to see these beautiful flowers growing in the west retaining wall along Village Beach Road. The sun was behind them and they literally glowed in the afternoon sun.’
HOME AT LAST
Mary Mayrick of Kings Park snapped this action shot of an osprey returning to its nest at Nissequogue River State Park on April 17. She writes, ‘The osprey nest is over the area that changes from river to Long Island Sound water with the tide. It is an amazing place to view many of their habits from a safe distance without disturbing them.’
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